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CHAPTER9Phase Diagrams
EquilibriumMicrostructural
Development
The microstructure of a slowly cooled eutec-tic soft solder ( 38 wt % Pb wt % Sn)consists of a lamellar structure of tin-rich solidsolution (white) and lead-rich solid solution(dark), 375X. (From ASM Handbook, Vol.3: Alloy Phase Diagrams, ASM International,Materials Park, Ohio, 1992.)
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Figure 9-1 Single-phase microstructure of commerciallypure molybdenum, 200. Although there are manygrains in this microstructure, each grain has the same,uniform composition. (From Metals Handbook, 8thed., Vol. 7: Atlas of Microstructures, American Societyfor Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1972.)
- Figure 9-2 Two-phase microstructure of pearlite found ina steel with 0.8 wt % C, 500. This carbon content isan average of the carbon content in each of the alter-nating layers of ferrite (with
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TemperatureGas
Liquid
Solid
1 atmPressure (log scale)
(a) (b)
Water
Ice
Steam100
0
T( C)
Figure 9-3 (a) Schematic representation of the one-component phase diagram for H2O.(b) A projection of the phase diagram information at 1 atm generates a temperaturescale labeled with the familiar transformation temperatures for H2O (melting at 0Cand boiling at 100C).
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Temperature
Gas Liquid
1 atmPressure (log scale)
(a) (b)
Liquid
T(C)
15381394
910
Figure 9-4 (a) Schematic representation of the one-component phase diagram for pureiron. (b) A projection of the phase diagram information at 1 atm generates a tempera-ture scale labeled with important transformation temperatures for iron. This projectionwill become one end of important binary diagrams such as Figure 919.
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Tem
pera
ture
Melting pointof A
Melting pointof B
A B0 20 40 60 80 100 wt % B
100 80 60 40 20 0 wt % A
Composition (wt %)
L + SS
Liquidus
Solidus
SS
L
Figure 9-5 Binary phase diagram showing complete solid solution. The liquid-phase eld is labeled L and the solid solution is designated SS. Note thetwo-phase region labeled L C SS.
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A B
Compositionof SS at T1
Compositionof L at T1
Statepoint
Systemcomposition
L + SS
Systemtemperature
X1
SS
L
T1
Figure 9-6 The compositions of the phases in a two-phase region of the phasediagram are determined by a tie line (the horizontal line connecting the phasecompositions at the system temperature).
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Composition
Temperature
A B
F = C P + 1
F = 2 1 + 1 = 2 F = 1 2 + 1 = 0
F = 2 1 + 1 = 2
F = 2 2 + 1 = 1
Figure 9-7 Application of Gibbs phase rule (Equation 9.2) to various pointsin the phase diagram of Figure 95.
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A B
Systemcomposition
Temperature
T1L1
Lsystem
Composition
SS1
SSsystem
All liquid (Lsystem)
Crystallites of SS1in matrix of L1
Polycrystalline solid(SSsystem)
Figure 9-8 Various microstructures characteristic of different regions inthe complete solid-solution phase diagram.
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Cu 20 4010
10
1084.87
C
14551500
1400
1300
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500
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
30 50Weight percentage nickel
Atomic percentage nickel
70 9060 80 Ni
L
Figure 9-9 CuNi phase diagram. (After Metals Handbook, 8th ed., Vol. 8:Metallography, Structures, and Phase Diagrams, American Society forMetals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1973, and Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, Vol.1, T. B. Massalski, ed., American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio,1986.)
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2800
2600
2400
2200
2000
C
NiO 20 40 60
L + SS
SS
L
80 MgO
Mole % MgO
Figure 9-10 NiOMgO phase diagram. (After PhaseDiagrams for Ceramists, Vol. 1, American CeramicSociety, Columbus, Ohio, 1964.)
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AL
A + LL + B
A + B
B
Eutectictemperature
EutecticComposition
Tem
pera
ture
Composition
Liquidus
Solidus
Figure 9-11 Binary eutectic phase diagram showing no solid so-lution. This general appearance can be contrasted to the op-posite case of complete solid solution illustrated in Figure 95.
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A BComposition
Leutectic
Temperature
Crystallites of Ain matrix of L1
All liquid (Leutectic)
Crystallites of Bin matrix of L2
Eutectic microstructurefine, alternating layers ofA and B
L1 L2
Figure 9-12 Various microstructures characteristic of different regions in a binary eutectic phase di-agram with no solid solution.
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300
400
500
600
1.6 12.6577
1414
C
700660.452
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1200
1300
1400
1500
A1 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Si
Weight percentage, silicon
Atomic percentage, silicon
L
Figure 9-13 AlSi phase diagram. (After Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, Vol.1, T. B. Massalski, ed., American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio,1986.)
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LA B
Tem
pera
ture
Composition
Figure 9-14 Binary eutectic phase diagram withlimited solid solution. The only differencefrom Figure 911 is the presence of solid-solutionregions and .
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Leutectic
A B
Temperature
Composition
All liquid (Leutectic)
L1 L2
Figure 9-15 Various microstructures characteristic of different regions in the binary eutectic phase di-agram with limited solid solution. This illustration is essentially equivalent to Figure 912 exceptthat the solid phases are now solid solutions ( and ) rather than pure components (A and B).
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10400C
327.502
300
200
100
0Pb 10 20 30 40
L
50 60 70 80 90 Sn
20 30 40 50 60
Atomic percentage tin
Weight percentage tin
70 80 90
19 183 61.9 97.5
231.9681
13
Figure 9-16 PbSn phase diagram. (After Metals Handbook, 8th ed., Vol. 8: Metallogra-phy, Structures, and Phase Diagrams, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio,1973, and Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, Vol. 2, T. B. Massalski, ed., American Societyfor Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1986.)
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LA B
Temperature
Eutectoidtemperature
Eutectictemperature
Eutectoidcomposition
Eutecticcomposition
Composition
Figure 9-17 This eutectoid phase diagram contains both a eutectic reaction (Equa-tion 9.3) and its solid-state analog, a eutectoid reaction (Equation 9.4).
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A B
Temperature
Composition
Figure 9-18 Representative microstructures for the eutectoid diagram of Figure 917.
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Atomic percentage carbonC 2 5
L
10 15 20 251700
15381495
1394
1148
2.11 4.30
L + Fe3C
Fe
Weight percentage carbon
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
727
0.02 0.77
6.69
1227C
912
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200
100
0
Fe3C(cementite)
Figure 9-19 FeFe3C phase diagram. Note that the composi-tion axis is given in weight percent carbon even though Fe3C,and not carbon, is a component. (After Metals Handbook,8th ed., Vol. 8: Metallography, Structures, and Phase Di-agrams, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio,1973, and Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, Vol. 1, T. B. Mas-salski, ed., American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio,1986.)
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Atomic percentage carbon
15381495
1394
1154
4.26
L + C
Weight percentage carbon
738
2.08
0.02 0.68
912
C(graphite)
2C2200
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0Fe 1 2 3 4 5 6 99 100
5 10 15 20 25
Figure 9-20 FeC phase diagram. The left side of this dia-gram is nearly identical to that for the FeFe3C diagram(Figure 919). In this case, however, the intermediate com-pound Fe3C does not exist. (After Metals Handbook, 8thed., Vol. 8: Metallography, Structures, and Phase Dia-grams, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio,1973, and Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, Vol. 1, T. B.Massalski, ed., American Society for Metals, Metals Park,Ohio, 1986.)
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A AB
A + AB
AB + B
L + B
L + ABA + L
L
B
Temperature
Composition ofliquid formed upon
melting of AB
Composition
Figure 9-21 Peritectic phase diagram showing a peritec-tic reaction (Equation 9.5). For simplicity, no solidsolution is shown.
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A AB
Crystallites of Bin matrix of L1
Polycrystalline solid(compound AB)
L
B
Temperature
Composition
Figure 9-22 Representative microstructures for the peritectic diagram ofFigure 921.
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2200
2100L
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1900
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1587
1890
2054
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140010 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Al2O3
Mole % Al2O3
C
SiO2 (cristobalite) + L
SiO2 (cristobalite) + mullite(SS)
SiO2
mul
lite(
SS)
Al2O3 + mullite(SS)
L + Al2O3
L + mullite(SS)
Figure 9-23 Al2O3SiO2 phase diagram. Mullite is an intermediate com-pound with ideal stoichiometry 3Al2O3 2SiO2. (After F. J. Klug, S.Prochazka, and R. H. Doremus, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 70, 750 (1987).)
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Figure 9-24 (a) Binary phase dia-gram with a congruently meltingintermediate compound, AB. Thisdiagram is equivalent to two sim-ple binary eutectic diagrams (theAAB and ABB systems). (b)For analysis of microstructure foran overall composition in the ABB system, only that binary eutecticdiagram need be considered.
Tem
pera
ture
A
A + L
A + ABAB + B
L + ABAB + L B + L
AB
L
B
Composition
(a)
Tem
pera
ture
A
AB + B
AB + L B + L
AB
L
B
Composition
(b)
L + ABA + L
A + AB
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Temperature
Composition(a)
A A2B AB AB2 AB4 B
L
Temperature
Composition
A A2B AB AB2 AB4 B
L
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10 30 5020 40 60 8070 90MgO Al2O3
Spinal (SS) + Al2O3
L + Al2O3
Mole % Al2O3
3000
2500
Periclase (SS)+ L
Periclase (SS)
Periclase (SS) + spinel (SS)
L + spinel (SS)
L
2000
1500
1000
C
Spinel (SS)
Figure 9-26 MgOAl2O3 phase diagram. Spinel is an intermediate com-pound with ideal stoichiometry MgO Al2O3. (After Phase Diagramsfor Ceramists, Vol. 1, American Ceramic Society, Columbus, Ohio,1964.)
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Atomic percentage, copper
Weight percentage, copper
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400
500
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800
900
1000
1100
Al 10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Cu
L
660.452
5.65 32.7548.2
53.5
52.5567
1084.87
C
1
Figure 9-27 AlCu phase diagram. (After Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, Vol. 1, T. B. Massalski,ed., American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1986.)
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Atomic percentage, magnesium
Weight percentage, magnesium
100
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600
700
Al 10
10
660.452 650
87.436.1
17.1
45035.6
59.8437
66.7
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20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
C
L
d
455
Mg
Figure 9-28 AlMg phase diagram. (After Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams, Vol. 1, T. B.Massalski, ed., American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1986.)
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4501 2 3
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150
1001
Cu
130010 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
1250
1200
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1100 1084.87
37.5
59.8
80.5
56.5
69.8
36.832.5
39.0
C
L
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150
100
50
010 205 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 9530 40 50
Weight percentage, zinc
Atomic percentage, zinc
60 70 80 90 Zn
Weight percentage Cu
Atomic percentage Cu
Zn 2 3
2.7
L 1.7 424
903
835
73.0
74.1
87.5
98.3
78.6 598
45646848.9
45.5
99.7%at 100
419.58
42497.3
700
558
Figure 9-29 CuZn phase diagram. (After Metals Hand-book, 8th ed., Vol. 8: Metallography, Structures, andPhase Diagrams, American Society for Metals, MetalsPark, Ohio, 1973, and Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams,Vol. 1, T. B. Massalski, ed., American Society for Met-als, Metals Park, Ohio, 1986.)
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CubicZrO2SS + ZrCaO3
Cub
ic Z
rO2S
S
Tetr
agon
al Z
rO2S
S
Tetr
agon
al Z
rO2S
S +
Cub
ic Z
rO2S
S
Mon
oclin
ic Z
rO2S
S +
Cub
ic Z
rO2S
S
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1000
500
0
8 12CaO (wt %)
16 20 24 28C
ZrO2 10 20 30 40 50CaO (mol %)
Figure 9-30 CaOZrO2 phase diagram. The dashed linesrepresent tentative results. (After Phase Diagrams forCeramists, Vol. 1, American Ceramic Society, Colum-bus, Ohio, 1964.)
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Te
m
p
e
r
a
t
u
r
e
Composition
A A2B AB AB2 AB4 B
L
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Temperature
A
0 30 50 80 100
L
T1
L + SS
SS
BComposition (wt % B)mL + mSS = mtotal0.30mL + 0.80mSS = 0.50mtotal
fi mL = 0.60mtotalmSS = 0.40mtotal
Figure 9-31 A more quantitative treatment of the tie lineintroduced in Figure 96 allows the amount of eachphase (L and SS) to be calculated by means of a massbalance (Equations 9.6 and 9.7).
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(a)
(b)Fulcrum
Figure 9-32 The lever rule is a mechanical anal-ogy to the mass balance calculation. The(a) tie line in the two-phase region is analo-gous to (b) a lever balanced on a fulcrum.
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Temperature
A
T1
T2
T3
SSsystem
SS3
SS2
SS1
Lsystem
L3
L2
L1
BComposition
100% liquid(Lsystem)
10% SS1 inmatrix of L1
40% SS2 inmatrix of L2
90% SS3 inmatrix of L3
100% Solid(SSsystem)
Figure 9-33 Microstructural development during the slow cooling of a50% A50% B composition in a phase diagram with complete solidsolution. At each temperature, the amounts of the phases in the mi-crostructure correspond to a lever rule calculation. The microstruc-ture at T2 corresponds to the calculation in Figure 931.
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100% liquid(Leutectic)
Leutectic
Temperature
T1
T2
CompositionA B
*The only differences from the T1 microstructure arethe phase compositions and the relative amounts ofeach phase. For example, the amount of b will beproportional to
Figure 9-34 Microstructural development during the slow coolingof a eutectic composition.
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100% liquid(Lsystem = 80% B)
Temperature
T2 (= Teutectic + 1 )T3 (= Teutectic 1 )
0 30 60 9080Composition (wt % B)A
100B
Lsystem
L2 L1
Figure 9-35 Microstructural development during the slow cooling of a hypereutectic com-position.
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100% liquid(Lsystem = 40% B)
Temperature
T2 (= Teutectic + 1 )T3 (= Teutectic 1 )
0 30 60 9040Composition (wt % B)A
100B
Lsystem
L1
Figure 9-36 Microstructural development during the slow cooling of a hypoeutectic com-position.
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100% liquid(Lsystem = 10% B)
100% liquid(Lsystem = 20% B)uid
(Lsystem = 20%
Temperature
0 10
(a)
Composition (wt % B)A
100
B
Lsystem
L1
Temperature
0 10 20
(b)
Composition (wt % B)A
100
B
Lsystem
L1
Figure 9 37 Mi t t l d l t f t iti th t id th
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Temperature
100% liquid(3% C)
0 3.0
Weight percentage carbon
6.7
L1
Figure 9-38 Microstructural development for white cast iron (of compo-sition 3.0 wt % C) shown with the aid of the FeFe3C phase diagram.The resulting (low-temperature) sketch can be compared with a mi-crograph in Figure 111a.
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Temperature
0 0.77 6.7Weight percentage carbon
Figure 9-39 Microstructural development for eutectoid steel (ofcomposition 0.77 wt % C). The resulting (low-temperature)sketch can be compared with the micrograph in Figure 92.
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Temperature
Proeutectoid cementite+ pearlite
Weight percentage carbon
0 1.13 6.7
Figure 9-40 Microstructural development for a slowly cooled hypereutectoid steel(of composition 1.13 wt % C).
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Temperature
Proeutectoid ferrite+ pearlite
0 0.50
Weight percentage carbon
6.7
Figure 9-41 Microstructural development for a slowly cooled hypoeutectoid steel(of composition 0.50 wt % C).
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Temperature
0 3 100
Weight percentage carbon
C flakes (from eutecticand eutectoid reactions)in matrix of ferrite
L1
100% liquid(3% C)
Figure 9-42 Microstructural development for gray cast iron (of compo-sition 3.0 wt % C) shown on the FeC phase diagram. The resultinglow-temperature sketch can be compared with the micrograph inFigure 111b. A dramatic difference is that, in the actual microstruc-ture, a substantial amount of metastable pearlite was formed at theeutectoid temperature. It is also interesting to compare this sketchwith that for white cast iron in Figure 938. The small amount ofsilicon added to promote graphite precipitation is not shown in thistwo-component diagram.
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TThe phase diagram for this alloy system is
A B